Senior/ Principal Transport Planner
Hybrid · Liverpool, England, United Kingdom or Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Senior/Principal Transport Planner role focused on leading transport planning projects for public sector clients, including strategy development, feasibility studies, business cases, and funding bids. Responsibilities include managing timelines and budgets, mentoring junior colleagues, presenting technical outputs to clients, and engaging with stakeholders. Candidates should have experience with transport modelling, multi-criteria appraisals, and scheme optioneering, with strong analytical and communication skills within a consultancy context. Roles are based in Manchester or Liverpool with a flexible hybrid working model.
Required Qualifications
- Degree/Masters qualification in an analytical subject (e.g. transport planning, geography, mathematics, economics, spatial planning) from an accredited college or university.
- Experience in transport strategy, planning and business case development (literacy, numeracy, communication).
- Experience in the assessment of different modes of transport in different geographic settings.
- Knowledge and ideally hands-on experience of DfT business case and Transport Appraisal Guidance (TAG).
- Knowledge of transport modelling and the application of modelling outputs to support transport appraisals.
- Good knowledge and experience of approaches in multi-criteria appraisals and scheme optioneering.
- Proven analytical, data manipulation, statistical skills using appropriate software.
- Interest in the UK transport, policy and strategy, infrastructure funding, transport innovations and technology developments, interactions between land use and transport, knowledge of broader economic development principles and wider economic impacts.
- Ability to engage with clients and stakeholders, and to undertake stakeholder facilitation.
- A highly motivated with excellent communication skills and ability to work in a consultancy environment, contributing to effective client relationships and working to tight deadlines.
- A team player who can work as part of wider project teams across disciplines and geographies.
- The ability to handle project management on small projects or task management on larger projects (time, cost, quality).
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